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Wisconsin trucker jailed on gun charges in western New York
Journal Sentinel ^ | June 4, 2013 | AP

Posted on 06/04/2013 10:13:34 AM PDT by Sopater

Ellery, N.Y. — A truck driver from Wisconsin is in a western New York jail after state police say they found him carrying an illegal handgun and other weapons.

Troopers conducting a commercial vehicle checkpoint Monday afternoon on Interstate 86 in the Chautauqua County town of Ellery say they were inspecting Michael Coulter's tractor-trailer when they found a Hi-Point model JCP .40-caliber pistol inside the truck.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; US: New York; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; democrats; govtabuse; guncontrol; rapeofliberty; secondamendment; tyranny; waronliberty
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1 posted on 06/04/2013 10:13:34 AM PDT by Sopater
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He forgot to read the sign in Big Whiskey, NY.


2 posted on 06/04/2013 10:15:35 AM PDT by Mashood
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3 posted on 06/04/2013 10:15:45 AM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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Trucking regulations are very strict, especially if you’re transporting hazardous cargo. I find it ridiculous that a trucker can’t have a gun to protect himself and his rig when traveling around the country.


4 posted on 06/04/2013 10:19:49 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Sopater

Hmmm, a Commerce Clause challenge perhaps? The Teamsters strike in NY on behalf of one of their brothers? Shut it down for a week and the state would be truly hurting.


5 posted on 06/04/2013 10:21:18 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
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To: smokingfrog
I find it ridiculous that a[n] trucker American can’t have a gun to protect himself and his rig when traveling around the country.

My $0.02.
6 posted on 06/04/2013 10:22:44 AM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: Sopater

In fart too many places, Americans do not have 2A rights, but very restrictive privileges handed out by the tyranical ruling class.


7 posted on 06/04/2013 10:25:46 AM PDT by umgud (2A can't survive dem majorities)
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To: smokingfrog

Truckers are hijacked all the time. They can be carrying cargo that is extremely valuable. Imagine what a trailer full of Iphone 5’s is worth? They pull over at truck stops to sleep almost every night. I know I’d want to be armed... I think I’d refuse to go to states that didn’t respect my right to defend myself. If the trucking industry would just boycott NY...


8 posted on 06/04/2013 10:26:52 AM PDT by PilotDave (No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!!)
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To: Sopater

The only thing the police should have done was tell him to get a better gun.

NY and any other state that does not honor my 2n Amendment rights is off my visit list.


9 posted on 06/04/2013 10:34:09 AM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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To: umgud

“In fart too many places,”

;^) I do too.


10 posted on 06/04/2013 10:39:36 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Sopater

I don’t know of any regulatory body that doesn’t trample on civil liberties.

Even a fishing license somehow is supposed to mean a fish cop can come and search you w/o probable cause.

The govt’s authority to regulate does not mean they can regulate away the bill of rights.

How does stuff like this get through the supreme court?


11 posted on 06/04/2013 10:39:52 AM PDT by fruser1
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you are right. Friends don’t let friends buy rotten guns.


12 posted on 06/04/2013 10:44:26 AM PDT by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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Lol. I was kidding about the high-point. It would be the quintessential butt-ugly, cheap, “truck gun”.


13 posted on 06/04/2013 10:52:44 AM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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To: 3Fingas
The only thing the police should have done was tell him to get a better gun.

Since he was going to NY, he probably just decided to bring along a throw-away, just in case it got confiscated. ;-)
14 posted on 06/04/2013 10:53:31 AM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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Friends don’t let friends buy rotten guns.

Had to do an intervention once on a friend who was thinking about buying a high-point .45

All's good now. ;-)
15 posted on 06/04/2013 10:55:27 AM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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It’s gotten to the point where entering some states with a gun is the equivalent of entering Mexico. But at least in Mexico you can usually bribe your way out of jail.


16 posted on 06/04/2013 10:56:36 AM PDT by CedarDave
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That brings up another question. I am not a trucker so I honestly don’t know any better, but don’t police need a search warrant or probable cause to search the driver’s cab of a truck?


17 posted on 06/04/2013 10:58:23 AM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters of Freedom, Committee of Correspondence)
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That cheap gun is going to cost him a lot. However I think he is protected by the Firearm owners protection act that makes it legal to travel through a state with a banned unlicensed gun as long as you dont stay overnight. He was caught when they stopped him at a checkpoint.


18 posted on 06/04/2013 11:00:06 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (Obama being re-elected is the political equivalent of OJ being found not guilty.)
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To: 3Fingas

I am told that Glocks in their various incarnations are good ugly cheap guns.

If you get one stolen while travelling, you are out the gun, but no affection because you can easily get another just like it.

I particularly like the 10mm variant. One of the few semi auto handguns that you might like to take hunting.


19 posted on 06/04/2013 11:00:46 AM PDT by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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My uncle had to shoot a robber that tried to enter his cab while sleeping in the sleeper at a truck stop! The assailant had a weapon also! My Uncle always said he hated having to shoot the guy but it was him or me at that point, and UNC took a round to the shoulder. One less bell to answer!


20 posted on 06/04/2013 11:05:25 AM PDT by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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